Sweet Jane

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Sweet Jane ★★½ 1998

Teenaged Tony (Gordon-Levitt) has AIDS and no family. He becomes infatuated with HIV positive heroin addict Jane (Mathis), whom he sees in the hospital, and follows her into a dangerous street life. Although Jane treats him badly, Tony sticks around to “protect” her and they slowly establish a mutally dependent relastionship that offers surrogate family ties and solace for them both. 83m/C VHS, DVD . Samantha Mathis, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bud Cort, William McNamara, Mary Woronov; D: Joe Gayton; W: Joe Gayton; C: Greg Littlewood; M: Walter Werzowa.